Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 16, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Patrick M. Long, MD, PLLC, doing business as OriginalMD (“OriginalMD,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) handles information collected through this website, originalmd.com. It applies to the website only. Protected health information created or received in the course of providing medical care is governed separately under the Notice of Privacy Practices we provide at intake and make available on request, and applicable law, including HIPAA.

1. Information we collect

When you contact us through this website — for example, by emailing the address we provide — we collect the information you choose to provide: typically your name, email address, a phone number if you include one, the subject of your inquiry, and the contents of your message. We do not require you to create an account.

Like most websites, basic technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and the pages you view may be logged by our hosting and infrastructure providers for security and operational purposes.

2. Cookies and analytics

Our website uses the cookies necessary for it to function and stay secure. We do not use advertising cookies, and we do not allow third-party advertising trackers on this site.

We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, a privacy-first measurement service, to understand general, aggregated website usage. It does not use cookies and does not track you across websites; you can block it through your browser settings if you prefer.

3. Sending medical information

This website and email are general points of contact, not secure channels for health information. Please do not send detailed history, test results, or other sensitive health details this way. We collect that information through the Elation patient portal and Spruce secure messaging once you are a patient.

4. Text messaging

If you opt in to text messaging with us, you sign our SMS Text Message Consent, and those messages are handled through our SMS provider, Spruce Health. Spruce publishes its SMS Terms of Service and SMS Privacy Policy. Your text-messaging opt-in data is not shared with third parties for their own use.

5. How we use information

We use the information you submit to respond to your inquiry, to communicate with you about the practice, and to keep a record of our correspondence. We use technical information to operate, secure, and improve the website.

6. How we share information

We do not sell your personal information. We share information only with the service providers that help us operate the website and our communications — for example, our website host and security provider, our email provider, and our SMS provider — and only so they can provide those services to us. We may also disclose information where required by law.

7. Links to other websites

Our website may link to sites we do not control. This policy does not apply to those sites; please review their own privacy policies.

8. Data retention and security

We keep inquiry information for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to and document your contact with us, and then dispose of it appropriately. We take reasonable measures to protect information collected through this website, though no method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

9. Your privacy choices

You may contact us to ask what information we hold about you, to request a correction, or to request deletion of information you submitted through the website, subject to legal and recordkeeping obligations. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under state privacy law; contact us using the details below and we will respond as required.

10. Minors

We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18 through this website.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above.

12. Contact

Patrick M. Long, MD, PLLC (OriginalMD)
1601 E 19th Ave, Ste 6450
Denver, CO 80218
Email: info@originalmd.com

This Privacy Policy addresses the website only and is not a substitute for the Notice of Privacy Practices required under HIPAA. It is provided as general information and not as legal advice.